For the second time within a month a sea serpent has been seen by fishermen on Lake Winnipegosis. It is described as about a foot in diameter and from 20 to 25 feet in length. It skims along with its head about two feet above water and frequently disappears under the surface for several seconds at a time. The strange creature has been observed with 300 yards of the shore, and the [Natives] are terror-stricken as a marine monster of similar appearance was seen on the lake several years ago.

About Loren ColemanLoren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct).
Loren Coleman’s daily blog, as a member of the Cryptomundo Team, served as an ongoing avenue of communication for the ever-growing body of cryptozoo news from 2005 through 2013.

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This is one of my favorite subjects LAKE DINOSAUR LIKE ANIMALS is such a debatable subject. Those canadian lakes could harbor mysterious dragon like creatures. For centuries people have seen animals in the lakes that should have been exinct. We can say they are mantees, seals , beavers,turtles. What it comes down to that the animals that people are seeing have long tapering neck none of the lake animals i mention have long tapering necks. What is also amazing is the size of the wakes these unknown animals leave they push the water with great strength and power,speed. This is for sure a debatable discussion.

so, is it serpentine or dino in shape? If serpentine then it could be an unknown water snake or fresh water eel, or something along those lines. If dino, well, we could discuss it for days and never touch the surface of what exactly it is. It would be great to see something like pics or the animal itself.

Well yes, I want to think that these creatures exist in lakes, but I am more skeptical of these than just about any other cryptid report or story out there. I still say our best chance at finding some very large unknown is only in the oceans. But I do hope I am wrong on this.

Guys, do you realize that there would need to be a population of 100+ such ‘monsters’ to provide a minimal pool of genetic complexity? Otherwise the whole line would have died out a long time ago due to the genetic consequences of inbreeding. If there are hundreds in the lake, then why can’t they be detected with sonar, and if they have a tendency to surface, why don’t hundreds surface every once in a while, instead of just one?

This is a point that is often raised when it comes to Lake Cryptids, however as so little is known general ecological rules can’t be applied. We don’t know if they are permanent or ephemeral visitors to the water or the range of there territory. They may be migratory, living over many sq miles over land or via connected water courses. Also in accordance to Franklin & Soule (1988) larger animals with slower reproductive cycles require smaller viable populations. We have to remember though that everything we talk about in terms of life history however has to be presumed conjecture or speculation, these are after all by definition unknown animals.

Michael Anissimov Says:
“…there would need to be a population of 100+ such ‘monsters’ to provide a minimal pool of genetic complexity? Otherwise the whole line would have died out a long time ago due to the genetic consequences of inbreeding.”

Not all creatures are subject to the evils of inbreeding: hamsters, for example, make ideal lab subjects because inbreeding is not a problem for them. I’m sure there are many other types of creatures who could make the same claim, if they could speak.